173300 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.ibtimes.com/oklahoma-earthquake-43-magnitude-quake-rattles-state-second-morning-row-2670377The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported early Monday morning an earthquake of 4.3 magnitude rattled northwest Oklahoma, which was said to be at least the fifth quake to hit the region since Saturday. The quake reportedly took place at 5:22 a.m. EDT on Monday and centered around 27km southwest of Perry, Oklahoma.Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:17:00 +0200ibtimes-e4bd20f026ba8373d8181fc048e9ccf420180419111700https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/three-more-vietnamese-trainees-duped-into-cleaning-up-japan-s-nuclear-disaster-zone-report-3738832.htmlJapanese authorities are looking into a case in which they believe that three Vietnamese trainees may have been tricked into working in areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster that took place in 2011. The three men arrived in Japan in 2015 on a Technical Intern Training Program as trainees....Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:27:00 +0200vnexpress-9ebaea586041aa4d58e94fe1b1c7b47320180419062700http://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/190418/study-finds-canines-cannot-predict-earthquakes.htmlWashington DC : You might think your dog can predict an earthquake, but a recent study suggests otherwise. The first rigorous analysis of the phenomenon concludes that there is no strong evidence behind the claim. The paper instead suggests that most of this "evidence" consists of single observations and anecdotes that cannot be tested rigorously.Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:37:00 +0200asianage-9da3893d3efa77206e1f3323257e583420180419053700http://www.dnaindia.com/science/report-can-man-s-best-friend-predict-earthquake-2606402You might think your dog can predict an earthquake, but a recent study suggests otherwise. The first rigorous analysis of the phenomenon concludes that there is no strong evidence behind the claim. The paper instead suggests that most of this "evidence" consists of single observations and anecdotes that cannot be tested rigorously.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:53:00 +0200dnaindia-f42816b8c08d939a1f1f6646fc6e703b20180418215300